Nigeria would not have made it beyond the group stage of the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar following the row generated by an alleged sex party in the camp of the Super Eagles in Lagos.
Some players of the Super Eagles were accused of having a sex party on the eve of the last match against Cape Verde.
The action of the players who broke the camp’s curfew time and rules in Lagos ahead of the qualifier at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, tore apart the technical crew and the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation.
It pched the technical crew, led by Coach Gernot Rohr, against the NFF, headed by President Amaju Pinnick.
While Rohr took the tough decision of dropping the players accused of the involvement in the breaking of camp rules, Pinnick stood by dealing with the issue after the match.
Two of the accused players, according to a local football website, OwnGoalNigeria.com, were allowed to play in the fixture against Cape Verde, which if Nigeria had lost, would have cost the country the opportunity of proceeding to the next round.
The Nigerian side, however, failed to impress in the match as the team from Cape Verde ran riot, leading to Nigerians football followers demanding the sack of Rohr.
The match ended 1-1, with the coach of Cape Verde saying he does not see the Super Eagles qualifying for the World Cup with their performance.
A Nigerian sport journalist, Osusu Obayiuwana, accused Kelechi Iheanacho, Kenneth Omeruo and Chidozie Awaziem of breaking the camp rules.
Obayiuwana said: “We already know it’s Omeruo, Awaziem and Iheanacho.
“Omeruo is the most shameful of all because he is one of the most senior players in the team and should be showing exemplary behaviour.”
He also revealed that Rohr axed Awaziem from the starting the game as Kevin Akpoguma had been put on standby but the German changed his mind few minutes before kick off, saying the players were innocent.
It was also learnt that NFF big wigs ordered that the matter should be put aside until after the match when sanctions would be applied on members of the team who are found wanting or have broken the camp rules.
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